Introduction

Name

• Vitamin B12.

Class of drug

• Vitamin.

Uses

Indications

• Treatment of vitamin B12 deficiency.
• Such a deficiency may develop in patients with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, ileal disease or exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
• The domestic cat is particularly susceptible to B12 deficiency with chronic intestinal disease.
• In man hydroxocobalamin has replaced cyanocobalamin for therapy.
• In veterinary species, cyanocobalamin is the most commonly used form.

Administration

Publications

Refereed papers

• Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.

Other sources of information

• BSAVA Small Animal Formulary. Ramsey I (2017) 9th edn. 
• Williams D A, Ruaux C G, Steiner J M (2001) Biochemical and clinical responses to cobalamin supplementation in cats with gastrointestinal disease and severe hypocobalaminemia. Proceedings of the 11th ESVIM Congress, Dublin, Ireland.
• Ruaux C G Cobalamin and gastrointestinal disease. Proceedings of the 20th ACVIM Forum, Dallas, TX, pp500-502.